Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle

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Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle
Type-423-CT-THUMB-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019c.jpg
A Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle ferrying passengers across system space.
Type: UMS Cargo Shuttle
Category Smallcraft
Size 95 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Airframe Hull
Tech Level TL–14
Engineering
Computer Model/1 Flt
Jump J-0
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 2
    Officers 2
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 71.0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Year Operational Unknown
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr33
Architect fee MCrDave Sering
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile UMS-9A30
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Utility Craft / Shuttle
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Doom of the Singing Star 57.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle is a non-combatant smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)

It may mount up to two lasers; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr33. [1]

Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a vacuum. They have a mass displacement of 95 dTons, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty passengers. They have a cargo hold capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9.0 tons. [2]

Image Repository

  1. A Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle returning planetside from a moduleship hangar.
    Type-423-CT-RESIZE-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019b.jpg
  2. A Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle heading for its coreship hangar after launching from planetside.
    Type-423-CT-ORIGINAL-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019a.jpg

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) when necessary. [3]

Basic Ship Characteristics [4]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 95 tons.
2. Crew x2 crew.
3. Performance Propulsion:
4. Electronics Model/1 flt ship computer.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoints.
6. Armament / Weaponry The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
7. Defenses Defensive Equipment:
8. Craft / Drones None
9. Fuel Treatment Fueling Equipment:
10. Cost MCr33.
11. Construction Time 6 months to build, 4 months in quantity.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

History & Background (Dossier)

The standard ship’s Shuttle is one of the largest and highest performance smallcraft vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space. Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a starport, or which are carried by the starship itself. [5]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Civilian Ship - Smallcraft - Utility Craft:

  1. Type UMS class Shuttle
    1. Aanz class System Shuttle
    2. Andrew class Commercial Shuttle
    3. Carrus class Shuttle
    4. Ciigusna class Shuttle
    5. Crawm class Shuttle
    6. Deployment Shuttle
    7. Excellence class Fast Shuttle
    8. Generic Shuttle
    9. Intruder class Shuttle
    10. Olympian class Shuttle
    11. Rosendal class Shuttle
    12. Traissthurdusa class Rocket
    13. Type 423 class Cargo Shuttle
    14. Vanguard class Shuttle

References & Contributors (Sources)

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  1. ↑ Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 18.Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 18.Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 18.
  2. ↑ Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 18.Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 18.Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 18.
  3. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  4. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  5. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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